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00W's AIO Smorgasbord

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
115
When did you start this tank?
Jun 16, 2015
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
48
Aquarium Width (inches)
18
Aquarium Height (inches)
24
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
Drain Style (durso, herbie, etc)
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
20
Aquarium Stand
Wood
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
NO
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
Lifereef vs3-24
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Eheim compaction 3000
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Powerhead
  2. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Jebao OW 20 x2, OW10, Jebao 1300, 2 sicce small WaveMaker.
Aquarium Lighting
  1. T5 Fluorescent
  2. Natural Sunlight
Lighting Equipment List
Odyssea T5 HO fixture
Lighting PAR and Goals
Low
Dosing Equipment Detail
None
Auto Top Off or ATO
NO
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
77
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Eheim 300w with ink bird controller

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.3
Specific Gravity
1.027
Nitrate or NO3
19
Phosphate or PO4
1.12
Calcium
440
Alkalinity
7
Magnesium
1300
Salt Brand
Red sea blue bucket
Trace Element Dosing
Kent essential elements

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Bare Bottom (BB)
Substrate Level
No Substrate
Live Rock
75
Live Rock Type
Unknown
Nutrient Export
  1. Protein Skimmer
  2. Filter Sock
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
10% every Monday

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Angelfish
  2. Clownfish
  3. Surgeonfish Tang
  4. Other Predatory
Total Fish
4
Coral List
  1. Zoanthids
  2. Soft Coral
  3. Mushroom Coral
  4. Other
Total Corals
6
Invert List
  1. Anemone
  2. Snails
  3. None
Total Inverts
0
Livestock Detail
Have a trigger which is not listed.
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
Do Not Feed Coral Directly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Flake
  2. Pellet
  3. Frozen
  4. Algae Strips
  5. Other
Auto Feeder
NO

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience
According to the doc I'm in really good shape, the procedure went textbook. Doc's happy. I'll know better in a few days. As meds wear off new aches appear. Main thing is I've got three new implants complete with their warranty cards for my wallet. I have two aneurisms, one in the lower Aorta which was still pretty small and a large on on my Interior Iliac. They put in a coil and two stents. Main thing is looks like I'll still be here to care for my family.
my father lived with an aneurism on his aorta for a decade or better, they would not operate due to his age. its not what killed him, but they thought it would
 
According to the doc I'm in really good shape, the procedure went textbook. Doc's happy. I'll know better in a few days. As meds wear off new aches appear. Main thing is I've got three new implants complete with their warranty cards for my wallet. I have two aneurisms, one in the lower Aorta which was still pretty small and a large on on my Interior Iliac. They put in a coil and two stents. Main thing is looks like I'll still be here to care for my family.
Dude, im glad to hear this. Been praying for you. Rest up and get on the mend! We need you here, Kevin's WAY too much if we cant spread out the duties!
 
According to the doc I'm in really good shape, the procedure went textbook. Doc's happy. I'll know better in a few days. As meds wear off new aches appear. Main thing is I've got three new implants complete with their warranty cards for my wallet. I have two aneurisms, one in the lower Aorta which was still pretty small and a large on on my Interior Iliac. They put in a coil and two stents. Main thing is looks like I'll still be here to care for my family.
that great news. we'll try to not post pics of bacon for at least a day.
 
On tomorrow’s podcast of smoking with Kev ( sounds like a Cheech and Chong movie), we will be smoking a beef brisket. Don’t get your hopes up, I’ve never smoked anything. Well that’s only partially true. During my three tours in Vietnam I smoked Lucky strikes, opium, hashish and Mary Jane. Which continued when I returned to the states and over the decades I included crack, Meth ( only the good blue stuff from a German guy and his partner Jesse) and crank. Now I know what you all are
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thinking but I don’t have a problem, I only do it socially like when I’m on R2R, texting, Instagram, Tic Tok, etc.
 
wife wants one bad, we purchased one few a months ago, but low and behold on the 3 day. could not find it in the morning and my return was acting funny. opened the gate valve all the way up and the mandarin was in it. deceased . some how jumped into the top of my weir. have since made a lid with acrylic. so time for another try.
My goal has been to have a mandarin or a pair of them since day one. Almost ready
 
my father lived with an aneurism on his aorta for a decade or better, they would not operate due to his age. its not what killed him, but they thought it would
@tharbin, I just realized my last post might not sit well with you, but my father lived to 4 months shy of his 91 birthday, ww2 and Vietnam vet. his battles at the end were not what you are going through, forgive me brother I did not intend to offend
 
Yea that was @Fish Styx im pretty sure. I cant attest to a stripey, as I have little to zero knowledge besides they are reef safe and eat aptasia. I have no clue if they get big, are aggressive, or anything else about them.
According to what I have read and him they are peaceful.
 
According to the doc I'm in really good shape, the procedure went textbook. Doc's happy. I'll know better in a few days. As meds wear off new aches appear. Main thing is I've got three new implants complete with their warranty cards for my wallet. I have two aneurisms, one in the lower Aorta which was still pretty small and a large on on my Interior Iliac. They put in a coil and two stents. Main thing is looks like I'll still be here to care for my family.
Great to hear Tom! Now rest and relax.
 
I heard file fish eventually do munch on corals. Sps or LPS I cant say for sure. Copperband butterflies are hit or miss but if you put the effort into training them to feed, I hear you can kinda coax them onto aptasia as well. Stick them in a 20g tank with live rock covered in aptasia and teach them to eat frozen mysis. While they learn to eat, they pick at aptasia as well.
wow, training them to eat aiptasia? maybe that's what happened with the berghia, you guys didn't teach them to eat it. 🤪
 
wow, training them to eat aiptasia? maybe that's what happened with the berghia, you guys didn't teach them to eat it. 🤪
Maybe it's less training and more just having it be the only other potential food source in the tank lol
 

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